Brooke Patel
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326
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About
Brooke Patel is a pioneering cardiac surgeon whose work has fundamentally advanced the field of minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery. With a research portfolio accumulating over 250 citations, Patel's scholarship centers on robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB), hybrid coronary revascularization, and expanding surgical access to high-risk patient populations who were traditionally considered poor candidates for conventional approaches. Patel's most celebrated contribution — a landmark 2021 report on 544 patients undergoing robotic off-pump TECAB — established the procedure's safety and efficacy at scale, earning 47 citations and becoming a foundational reference in minimally invasive cardiac surgery literature. Her work consistently demonstrates that robotic techniques reduce complications, shorten hospital stays, and accelerate patient recovery. Notably, her research challenges conventional assumptions by showing that morbid obesity need not increase surgical risk when a robotic approach is employed. Beyond coronary revascularization, Patel has pioneered robotic excision of rare cardiac tumors and introduced ultra-fast recovery protocols achieving same-day-plus-one discharge following bypass surgery. Drawing on over a decade of single-institution experience with more than 1,100 patients, her body of work represents an essential resource for surgeons and trainees seeking to understand the expanding frontiers of robotic cardiac care.
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- 4Multi-spectrum robotic cardiac surgery: Early outcomes30 citations · 2022
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